NEW 05/2023

Lead Coach

REPORTS TO: Child Development Director FLSA STATUS: Exempt

STATUS: Full-Time, 52 weeks, 40 hours per week SAFETY SENSITIVE: Yes

Job Summary:
Lead and supervise all Coaches, provide mentor coaching, new employee training, and overall support to child development staff. Ensure that Coaches and teaching staff are getting the direction needed to successfully teach and implement the assigned curriculum and practices, to successfully teach and implement successful behavior intervention techniques and practices which promote high quality learning and school readiness skills.

Essential Functions:
The Lead Coach will ultimately be evaluated on a combination of skills, dispositions, and behaviors, some of which are related to the specific service area of this position and others that represent general expectations of all our agency employees.

The Lead Coach responsibilities chiefly fall within the following essential functions, although s/he may perform other tasks and/or duties as assigned. Lead Coach will demonstrate competency to perform essential functions that include:

1. Provide constructive feedback and support to teaching staff for learning and growth. This may include challenging behavior techniques, activities, reading material, or other resources as needed to guide learning.

2. Provide hands on support in the classroom up to a week at a time when implementing new strategies for classroom management and behavior support.

3. Demonstrate methods of prevention, intervention, and de-escalation.
4. Provide coaching to staff for children with challenging behaviors.
5. Provide directions for Coaches within the Coaching Plan.
6. Perform supervisory duties and assure supervision of subordinates is regular, reflective, and collaborative in nature.
7. Develop and maintain positive, supportive relationships with child development staff.
8. Work with the Coaches and Site Managers to develop a schedule for conducting classroom observations as a foundation for determining needs.
9. Develop individual coaching plans, with specific goals and areas for growth identified which are based on classroom and teacher observations.
10. Review coaching plans with the Education Manager and assess teacher progress.
11. Ensure curriculum and assessment fidelity.
12. Provide feedback for child/site staffing.
13. Conduct required CLASS observations.
14. Follow-up on individual teaching staff requests for mentor coach services and document nature of training provided.
15. Train new teaching staff and maintain support as needed while they gain knowledge of their role and the responsibilities of their position.
16. Collect and analyze classroom data. (CLASS, PBC goal progression etc.)
17. Plan and present small group workshops on relevant child development topics based on program monitoring outcomes.
18. Promote best practices in early childhood development based on Head Start Program Performance

Standards, Creative Curriculum, State Childcare Guidelines, and other prescribed curricula used at PGCCS
Head Start.

19. Use reflective practice and additional strategies to promote positive outcomes for the teaching staff and the children they influence.

20. Travel as needed throughout PGCCS Head Start service area.
21. Utilize virtual platforms for meetings and communications.

Minimum Requirements:
1. Bachelor’s degree in child development, education, psychology, or related field. All education must be from an accredited institution.
2. Two years working with children with behavior problems and their families, working in a classroom setting.
3. Four years’ experience working with preschool children and families, and experience working with adult

NEW 05/2023 learners required.

4. Travel throughout Pinal and Gila counties on a daily basis using a personal vehicle as needed. Mileage will be reimbursed per Agency policy.

5. Arizona’s driver’s license, proof of insurance, fingerprint card, Social Security card, and provide a vehicle for program business.

6. A Health Questionnaire is required at hire and will be updated every 3 years.
7. Meet all agencies, state and federal required immunizations or have an approved exemption on file.
8. Employee must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.
9. Bilingual English/Spanish skills highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1. Reliable in using the CLASS system.
2. Knowledge of ECE, Head Start Program Performance Standards, and adult learning styles.
3. Have the capacity to problem solve, handle crises, work with families and children of various cultures from low- income backgrounds.
4. Ability to translate theory into practice.
5. Ability to train staff in small and/or large groups.
6. Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
7. Demonstrate the understanding of DCS reporting system, signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect.

Physical Requirements:
Able to perform the following physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation: critical sensory requirements include general vision; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Hear or listen in the normal range (corrected) and speak and give directions clearly. Able to walk, sit, stand, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects up to 40 lbs., run 50 feet, and demonstrate exercises – jumping jacks, leg lifts, etc.

Working Conditions:
Work is performed in a classroom/office setting where minimal exposure to injury exists. The hours of work will generally be during regular business hours and average at least 40 hrs. per week. There will be work variations in work hours due to employee special projects, deadlines, and other concerns. PGCCS employees have the possibility of exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials through collateral duty to their routine work assignments, such as rendering first aid if need arises, and seldom exposure to vibration, toxic conditions, odors, dust, mold, and poor ventilation.

Acknowledgment:
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties. All requirements are subject to change over time. I am fully qualified for this position and can perform the duties as described. I understand that PGCCS is an Affirmative Action/EEO/At-Will
Employer and that PGCCS reserves the right to revise this job description as necessary.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $24.44 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Casa Grande, AZ 85122: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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